One of the latest pieces
of news on the energy front is the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
creation of a new, WaterSense program which rates
products for water consumption and attempts to address consumer habits that
waste water. This is especially needed
because, according to the EPA, at least 36 states are predicting water
shortages by 2013, and water availability will continue to be a major issue in
the future. Among the first products to be
rated by the EPA are toilets and faucets, of which some ratings are already
available, and will continue to expand in the future.